Skin fold in the transient electric field - QuickField simulation example
Skin fold is placed between two flat electrodes with the voltage pulses applied.
How to find electric field in skin fold between electrodes?
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Set up a plane-parallel QuickField Transient Electric problem for electrode structures near a skin fold and evaluate electric field distribution from computed field results.
biomedical electrode folds, skin electrode contacts, electroporation electrode systems
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Plane-parallel problem of Transient electric.
Voltage V~ = 500 V, pulse duration 70μs.
Tissue name Thickness, μm Relative dielectric permittivity Conductivity, mS/m
Stratum corneum 5 10k 0.0125
Epidermis 10 1.2M 227
Dermis 700 1.2M 227
Muscle 550 25M 400
Sub tissue 495 10M 20
Simulate the transient electric field stress and current distribution in the fold of the skin.
The voltage pulse is defined by the formula 500*impulse(t,0,70e-6)
Electric field stress distribution in the skin:
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